Pioneer 6000NEX GPS malfunction... Help?

[zrowgz]

Hello,

So I've got a 6000NEX HU and I just started getting this message today when I got in my car:

"Positioning is not possible due to the hardware. Please contact your dealer or Pioneer service center."

The Navi and map features won't work. They were doing find before for the most part. Nothing was altered with the car, physically or electronically, since I last successfully used the Navi two days prior. It's been raining a little, but there hasn't been any leaking into the car at all.

The way the antenna cable comes out, it gets just a little pinched by the dashboard. Just barely enough to leave a mark on the cable, so that shouldn't affect the antenna's transmission capabilities. Unless it's a super super sensitive material (which coaxial cables aren't).

What can I do to fix this and get my Navi features working again?

Thanks in advance!

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[zrowgz]

I did a reset on the settings, I checked all the cables on the back. Everything was fine. The aux and bluetooth mic cables were partially popped out but the GPS antenna is a locking connector.

I put a spacer in the dash to relieve any pressure from the cable.

Everything works just fine. GPS just randomly failed.

In the "Connections" menu, it lists GPS antenna as NOK... Is that "Not OK?" But the last connection with the iLink says the same, but the phone connects just fine.

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

GPS antenna could be bad.